Art II Midterm Exam Terms
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hcps-scottca1 on January 23, 2011
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Basic terms for the art II midterm.
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School Discussion, Burgess (Whitten) VA and US History Honors, RIP FELLER PERIOD 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 line | the path of a moving point; may be 2D, 3D, or implied |
| shape | a flat, two dimensional enclosed space; can be geometric or organic |
| form | three dimensional enclosed space; has length, width, and depth or appears to have a volume on a two dimensional space through the use of orthogonal lines, directional lines, or value |
| space | the visual area the artist uses to create; classified as positive or negative |
| color | the response of vision to the wavelengths of light reflected from a surface |
| value | the lightness or darkness of an object, color, or shade; affected by the light source and aerial perspective |
| chiaroscuro | the Italian term for strong contrasts of dark and light values in a painting |
| texture | the surface feel of an object or the visual representation of the surface character |
| actual texture | real and can be touched |
| visual texture | drawn to look like it could be felt by touch |
| implied | drawn texture |
| simulated | photographic texture |
| focal point | the object or area in a work that attracts the viewer's initial and immediate attention; the area that the artist feels is most important and draws a viewer's eye at first glance |
| movement | the arrangement of the elements so that the viewer's eyes follow a visual path from the focal point throughout the composition |
| balance | the equalization of the elements tot give the impression of weight in a composition |
| symmetrical balance | a mirror image |
| asymmetrical balance | uses a variety of elements to create a feel of equal visual weight |
| proportion | the size relationship of one object to another; or one part to a whole |
| unity | a sense of completeness, oneness, or wholeness |
| contrast | dramatic differences in values, colors, textures, and other elements of design |
| variety | the use of different elements in creative ways to avoid monotony and dullness |
| rhythm | a beat or movement established in a work of art by repeating elements |
| neutrals | category that includes black, white, and gray |
| primaries | 3 colors that cannot be mixed by adding different colors together |
| secondaries | made by combining 2 primaries |
| tertiary | made by mixing 1 primary and 1 secondary color |
| monochromatic | 1 color mixed with the neutrals to get tints, tones, and shades of the color |
| tint | white + color |
| tone | gray + color |
| shade | black + color |
| analogous | 3-4 colors that are consecutive colors on the color wheel |
| triadic | 3 colors that are equal distance from each other on the color wheel |
| complementary | colors opposite each other on the color wheel |
| more | side by side, complementary colors are _____ intense than usual |
| split complementary | the immediate left and right colors of a complementary color |
| double split complementary | the immediate left and right colors of a complementary pair |
| abstract | art that shows the distortion of something familiar |
| representational | art that depicts something |
| non-objective | art that does not depict anything in particular |
| conceptual | art that deals with an idea |
| positive space | occupied space |
| negative space | unoccupied space |
| softer | the ________ the graphite, the darker the value |
| harder | the ________ the graphite, the lighter the value |
| medium | materials used |
| analysis | when you look at how the work is organized |
| description | when you say what you see |
| interpretion | when you look at what is happening and what the artist is trying to say |
| judgement | what you think of the work |
| 4 | the human head can be divided into __ parts |
| head | the eyes are the half-way point of the ____ |
| 5 | how many eye widths is the face? |
| 1 | there is __ eye width between the 2 eyes |
| 3 | the face can be divided into __ parts |
| top 1/3 | from the hairline to the inside corner of the eyebrow |
| middle 1/3 | from the corner of the brow to the bottom of the nostril |
| bottom 1/3 | from the bottom of the nostril to the bottom of the chin |
| eye | the ears attack to the head from the corner of the ____ |
| mouth | the corners of the _____ line up with the pupils of the eyes |
| nose | the corners of the ____ line up with the inside corners of the eyes |
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